Dr. Aparna Sinha is a highly accomplished anaesthesiologist with extensive expertise in managing anaesthesia for bariatric and laparoscopic surgeries. An educator and researcher, she has authored Asia-Pacific’s first book on anaesthesia for morbidly obese patients and serves as accredited faculty for DNB and FIAGES programs.
Educational Qualification:
- MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi (1990)
- MD (Anaesthesiology) – Safdarjung Hospital, University of Delhi (1992–1995)
Professional Experience:
- Senior Director – Anesthesiologist, Max Healthcare (current)
- Director & Senior Consultant – Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Hospital, Saket (since Nov 2009)
- Teaching Faculty – Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Hospital, Saket
- Accredited Teaching Faculty – DNB programme in Anaesthesia
- Teaching Faculty – FIAGES Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (Sept 1998 – Nov 2009)
Awards and Achievements:
- TN Jha Memorial Award – 1995
- Best Paper – Asian Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists (Singapore, 2005)
- Best Free Paper – Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (New Delhi, 2010 & 2011)
- FICA Young Achievers Award
Professional Membership:
- Founder Member – Metabolic & Bariatric Anaesthesia Research Foundation
- Founder Member – Indian College of Anaesthesiologists
- Founder Member – Anaesthesia Society for Obesity
- Member – International Society of Perioperative Care of the Obese
- Member – International Federation for Surgery for Obese and Metabolic Disorders
- Member – Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
- Member – Asian Society of Pediatric Anaesthesiologists
- Member – Society of Bariatric Anaesthesiologists
Fellowship:
- FICA – Fellow of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists
Publication:
- Authored Asia-Pacific’s first book Morbid Obesity: Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management
- Numerous national and international papers on bariatric and paediatric anaesthesia
- Chapters in books on paediatric laparoscopy, anaesthesia for laparoscopic and bariatric surgery (Elsevier), and laparoscopic hernia repair.